Vinod Verma, a senior journalist, who was arrested from Ghaziabad on charges of extortion after claiming to have a “sex CD” of a BJP leader in Chhattisgarh; on Oct 27, 2017.

The Chhattisgarh Police raided the journalist’s residence with the Uttar Pradesh Police and recovered 500 compact discs (CDs), a laptop, a pen drive and Rs 200,000 in cash. Verma, who is currently working with a leading Hindi newspaper, had also worked with BBC for several years. (Photo: IANS)